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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

Michael Politowicz

Advisor at NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC

PHILADELPHIA, PA | New Smyrna Beach, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 19, 2001 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC
Current firm class: no raum reportedderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jan 19, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Dec 29, 2006
First registration: Jan 19, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL JAMES JOHNSON|MICHAEL JAMES POLITOWICZ|Michael Politowicz
IAPD individual key: 4328275

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Apr 28, 2025	n/a	yes	New Smyrna Beach, FL\|PHILADELPHIA, PA	Current employment
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	No RAUM reported	Jul 12, 2012	Feb 25, 2021	no	ORLANDO, FL	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Apr 5, 2011	Jul 12, 2012	no	Orlando, FL\|Orlando, FL	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jan 8, 2007	Jun 28, 2010	no	ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL\|ST LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	May 13, 2003	Feb 1, 2005	no	ORLANDO, FL	Previous registration
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Jan 19, 2001	Feb 12, 2003	no	LONGWOOD, FL	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	Feb 25, 2021	Apr 28, 2025	1,523	Firm change after gap	Other
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	Jul 12, 2012	Jul 12, 2012	0	Channel change	Other
EDWARD JONES	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Jun 28, 2010	Apr 5, 2011	281	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	EDWARD JONES	Feb 1, 2005	Jan 8, 2007	706	Firm change after gap	Other
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Feb 12, 2003	May 13, 2003	90	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 28, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 12, 2012 to Feb 25, 2021factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 5, 2011 to Jul 12, 2012factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2007 to Jun 28, 2010factForm ADV
→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2003 to Feb 1, 2005factForm ADV
→ ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 19, 2001 to Feb 12, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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